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SearchHacker: Search Everything from one Place

Aibek — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:37:11 +0000

SearchHacker combines several useful topic-specific search engines under one domain. Currently there are 12 different search engines. While some of them are rather useless there are also some really useful ones. Most of the search tools come with its own features.

One of the better ones is a file search engine that can be used to search web for different types of files. Check it out in the screenshot below.

There is also a music search engine that can be used to find free MP3s and Song Lyrics. Quite handy. It comes with its own search tagcloud that shows you the most popular searches.

Other search engines include:

Coming Soon:

Project Gutenberg

As usual, SearchHacker states that its service is not intended for any illegal purposes. This in particular applies to music and files search tools.

Check out SearchHacker @ www.searchhacker.com

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VirScan : Online Spyware Checker

asssa3000 — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:37:37 +0000

Yet another web-based spyware checker where you can upload and check files or archived folders for spyware and viruses online. It scans uploaded files and check them for spyware presence using 36 antivirus engines. No registration required.

Why would anyone use this? Well, one way to make use of VirScan is to recheck those files that you think are safe but your favorite antivirus software says otherwise, or vice versa. If you’re a Windows user and install new programs on a regular basis then probably you have experienced this before.

Features:

Upload and scan any file which is smaller than 10 MB in size.
Supports .rar / .zip archive files. (must include less than 10 files).
Scan compressed files that are password protected.
No sign-up or registration required.

Again, VirScan is a simple online tool to check files for malware presence, it’s NOT meant to replace the antivirus program on your system. Also note that VirScan does not guarantee that scan results are 100% accurate. So even if it reports no presence of malware, there is still a small chance that the file is infected.

Visit VirSCAN @ www.virscan.org

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Corporate Information : Corporate Profiles for Leading Companies

Aibek — Sun, 11 May 2008 05:29:48 +0000

Corporate Information is the go to place for corporate profiles. The website is an excellent source for business execs looking for quick company profiles on leading companies. There are over 31,000 companies from over 55 countries. The next time you need to get a quick overview, get share prices, or get an overview of the overall performance of some company simply go to www.corporateinformation.com.

Features:

Search for corporate profiles by Company Name, Ticker Symbol or Keyword.
See Top 100 companies by market cap, fiscal year sales, operating margin, three year sales etc.
Check out company “extensions” and security identifiers for different countries.
Search through industry researches and studies.
Extensive industry studies and reports available by subscription.

Check out CorporateInformation @ www.corporateinformation.com

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FreshAirApps : Directory of Adobe AIR Applications

asssa3000 — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:27:09 +0000

FreshAirApps is a new showcase directory for the latest Adobe Air applications. In case you haven’t heard about Adobe AIR before, this handy program allows developers to create interactive desktop/web programs. When it comes to regular folks, this means a whole new bunch of useful (usually free) programs. To get a basic idea see our earlier post on cool Adobe Air apps. The best part about it, you don’t need any technical knowledege whatsoever and can use both on Mac and Windows PCs.

So if you’re looking for some useful Adobe Air apps then FreshAirApps is the website you should definitely check. Here you can browse, rate and comment on latest AIR apps, and check out related news. If you are aware of any cool AIR app you can suggest one.

Features:

Stay up-to-date with latest Adobe AIR apps.
Browse and rate and comment on latest adobe AIR apps.
Check out top rated apps.
Read Adobe Air tutorials and resources.

Go to FreshAirApps @ www.freshairapps.com

PriceAdvance : Compare Prices while Shopping Online

asssa3000 — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:09:46 +0000

PriceAdvance is a handy shopping companion for your browser that lets you compare prices for the products you want to buy across several major online retailers. Bacially it’s a browser plugin that adds a price comparison feature to a number of popular merchant sites such as Amazon.com, BestBuy or WalMart. Another cool feature is that it works directly on-site and doesn’t take you to any external source.
Save time. Save money. If you are interested in other price comparion service then check out PriceGrabber.

Features:

Instantly compare product prices while shopping online.
Currently supports 16 major online retailers such as Amazon, Buy.com, Wal-Mart, TigerDirect etc.
Available Browser Add-ons : Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Go to PriceAdvance @ www.priceadvance.com

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MyTVRSS: Get Air Dates for TV Shows in your Feedreader

asssa3000 — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:46 +0000

MyTVRSS can track air dates for your favorite TV Shows and notify you when the new episode is out. Stay on top of latest episode release dates for your favorite TV shows by creating a special RSS feed that can be added to your feedreader.

Get air dates for Reaper, Desperate Housewives, CSI, House etc. All you need to do is select the shows you would like MyTVRSS to track, click “Create Feed” and then once the feed is created add it to your feedreader. From there onwards whenever the new episode is aired you will be notified about it in your feedreader.

Features:

Create feeds for your favorite TV shows and stay informed on episode air dates.
Choose from comprehensive library of currently popular (and not so popular) TV shows.
Option to edit the generated feed (add/remove shows) anytime later.
No sign-up or registration required.

Check out MyTVRSS @ www.mytvrss.com

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Free Online Loan Repayment Calc

asssa3000 — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:51:00 +0000

Here is an online loan repayment calc to help you quickly calculate your loan repayments. First enter the amount you would like to borrow, the period you would like to repay it over, and the annual interest rate. Hit calculate. Next it will show you the total amount you would end up paying, how much of this would be an interest, and what should be your monthly repayment amount. That’s it.

As you can see above, you will be also presented with a pie chart comparing your original loan amount to the accumulated interest amount.

Talking about loans, you might also be interested in Maracal, an online mortgage calculator. It does an excellent job at breaking down the repayment plan for your home mortgage loan.

Check out Loan Repaymnet Calculator @ www.loanexplorer.co.uk/loan-repayment-calculator

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FeedKiller : Merge RSS Feeds

asssa3000 — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:32:06 +0000

FeedKiller is an online tool for merging RSS feeds. With FeedKiller you can combine multiple feeds into one universal feed. The idea is nothing new, other tools that can be used for that purpose are RSS Mixer, Feedoor and FeedBlendr. However what makes FeedKiller standout is the ability to select the number of stories to include from each feed. For instance, frequently updated feeds can be set to include more items than the ones with lower update frequency.

Features:

Merge multiple RSS or Atom feeds into a single feed.
Unlimited: Merge as many feeds as you need.
Optionally choose how many stories to merge from each feed.
No sign-up or registration required.

Visit FeedKiller @ www.feedkiller.com

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PhoneMyPhone : Schedule Calls to your Phone

asssa3000 — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:46:22 +0000

This simple website let you quickly schedule phone calls to your own phone number. Simply go to the website, enter your phone number and call straight away or optionally schedule the call for later. Now why would anyone want to use it ? There a number of ways you can benefit from it: call your mobile if you can’t find it, schedule calls as an alarm or reminder for something, get away from boring meetings, end sucky dates early etc. Of course, along with these benefits the system is very open to abuse. There is nothing that stops you or anyone from harassing others.

Features:

Call your phone number whenever you need for free.
Set how many times you want PhoneMyPhone to call you.
Optionally schedule the phone call for later.
The service is currently available only to people from United States.

Visit PhoneMyPhone @ www.phonemyphone.com

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OVGuide : Ultimate Online Video Guide

Aibek — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:48:48 +0000

OVGuide (Online Video Guide) aggregates, ranks and sorts online movie and video sites by categories. Want to find the best video streaming site for Sports, Movies, TV shows, Anime, Cartoons… whatever, OVG is the place. One really cool feature is the full-length movie search. This comes in very handy when you want to check whether some new movie you have been waiting for is already available online.

Features:

Browse sites by name (A-Z Site Index), recently added, popularity.
Browse sites by category: TOP 100, Movies/TV, Anime, Gen. Viral, Games, Music, Lifestyle etc.
See ‘Top Full Length Movie/TV Searches’ or ‘Today’s Most Popular OVGuide Sites’.
Search for full-length movies on all free movie websites at the same time.
Check out top site searches.

Check out OVGuide @ www.ovguide.com

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Timer : Set Reminder Alerts using Twitter

asssa3000 — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:49:10 +0000

Timer is a free tool that lets you use Twitter as an alarm for things you need to remember. Like with many other Twitter services all you need to do is add the Timer to your Twitter friends.

Whenever you find something that you want to be reminded about later, simply send a direct message to Timer in the following format:

d timer [# of minutes until reminder] [your message]

Example: d timer 15 check inbox.

Features:

Use Twitter to set alerts on things you want to remember.
Set as many alerts as you like.
5 minutes is the minimum amount of time that you can set.

* If you’re sending a direct message via SMS/Twitterific, then use the format like in the example above. However if you’re using Twitter directly then you can omit the d timer part.

Go to Twitter Timer @ www.retweet.com/timer

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ScrnShots : Upload, Tag and Share Screenshots

asssa3000 — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:24:05 +0000

ScrnShots is a Flickr for screenshots. Do you like taking screenshots and sharing them with others? If so then you might be interested in this new website that lets you store, organize and share your favorite screenshots online. The service is quite straightforward, simply upload the screenshot, add description, tags, and optional notes. Screenshots can be shared with others and/or embedded anywhere on the web etc.

Features:

Upload, store, organize and share your favorite screenshots online.
Supported image formats: gif, jpg and png.
Add tags and additional notes to screenshots.
Check out Recent, Most Viewed and Most Commented screenshots.
Embed screenshots onto your blog or website.
Upload Screenshots using Mac OSX Dashboard Widget.
Windows and Linux uploader coming soon.

One of the drawbacks is that the app doesn’t offer you any tool for quick screen grabbing. So basically you should either use the ‘Print Screen’ (or its equivalent) button or get one of the third party screenshot taking software. My personal favorite screenshot capture utility is Webkut (Adobe AIR app). Some more alternatives can be found here.

ScrnShots Demo Video:

Go to ScrnShots @ www.scrnshots.com

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Filemail : Large File Transfer Site

Aibek — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:52:19 +0000

Really cool large file transfer site from Norway. Using Filemail you can send up to 2GB files to others without leaving your browser. The service offers pretty much everything that you would want from similar sites, including a pleasant interface, large file size limit, multiple file uploads, on-server encryption (128bit AES algorithm), unlimited bandwidth, etc. Next time you need send over files that are too large for attachment head on directly to filemail.com.

Free Account Features:

Send files to as many people as you want.
Maximum file or upload size : 2 GB.
Files remain online for 7 days.
Upload multiple files simultaneously.
No restrictions on download bandwidth (20 times per file).
No sign-up or registration required.
No ads in the emails.
Premium accounts available. Get more details here.

Check out the image below to see how your files will look like to the recipients.

Update: If you wish to signup for a premium account then use the code MAKEUSOF for 25% off a 1 year premium membership. (Valid until 01. July 2008)

Check out Filemail @ www.filemail.com

Website Down For Everyone Or Just Me ?

Aibek — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:43:08 +0000

Interesting web-service Down For Everyone Or Just Me helps you find out whether the website you’re trying to access is actually down or blocked by one of the filters from your network.

Next time you see a Youtube, Gmail or any other popular is down simply go to the DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com and check it out. Type in the address of the website you want to check, click on “just me?” button and it will instantly tell you whether it’s really down or just you.

Check out ‘Down For Everyone Or Just Me’ @ www.DownForEveryoneOrJustMe.com

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HotspotShield : Watch Hulu TV Shows from Abroad

Aibek — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:55:21 +0000

Couple of days ago we have profiled Hulu, an online service for watching TV show episodes and movies online. It’s a great website, but as it was mentioned before, it’s only available to visitors from within United States. Like with anything on the internet there is always a way around and that’s exactly where Hotspot Shield comes in. This nifty app lets you access and watch Hulu from abroad. At first I thought it would considerably slow down the streaming but that wasn’t the case. So if you want to watch Hulu from outside U.S. this is the app you need. It’s free and works both on Mac and Windows PCs. It doesn’t require any technical skills either.

Now a bit about OpenShield. Apart from accessing Hulu and other US only sites, this program can be used to secure your internet connection and data when connecting through a public hotspot or any other non-secured wireless network.

Check out Hotspot Shield @ www.hotspotshield.com

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FuelMeUp : Check Gas Prices in your Area Online

Aibek — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:28:12 +0000

Gas and Diesel prices change everyday. Sometimes the difference in gas prices between local gas stations can be as much as 25-35 cents. FuelMeUp lets you check gas prices in your area online and find the cheapest gas station. It can save you considerable amount of money over time. Simply enter your zip code (U.S. only) and it will present you a list of nearby gas stations along with the current gas prices. The prices are current and updated thress times a day.

Features:

There are about 82.000 gas stations in FuelMeUp database.
See 10 lowest / highest average gas prices across US.
Browse gas stations by city and state.
Mobile friendly: Access and lookup gas prices from your mobile phone.

Check out FuelMeUp @ www.fuelmeup.com

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When-is: Find out Dates of Religious and Civil Holidays

asssa3000 — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:34:10 +0000

Useful website where you can easily check on various religious and civil holidays. See important Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and American holidays thoughout the year. Simply go to the website, select the calendar and the name of the holiday and get the date for the event.

Features:

Dates of religious and civil holidays around the World.
Includes Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and American holidays.

Check out When-is @ [ www.when-is.com ]

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Combyo: Hot Deals and Bargains from top Deal Sites

Aibek — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:43:51 +0000

Combyo aggregates and combines latest deals & coupons from top deal sites like Fatwallet, Slickdeals, Dealsplus, BensBargains, Deals2Buy etc. It nicely presents them on a page and gives you the ability to sort and filter results by deal source or product category (Apparel, Computers etc.). If you have stumbled upon something you want to buy but find the price too high then you can quickly set price alert and get notified when there is a price drop. There is no account sign up required.

Features:

Get hundreds of latest deals from top deal sites in one place.
Option to Filter deals by date, source or item category.
Get the lowest price on almost any consumer product.
Instantly compare deal items with same/similar items from other stores without leaving Combyo.com
Price Alert: Get notified when the product proce drops to the desired price.
Deal Rollups : Claims to have no duplicate deals.

Check out Combyo @ www.combyo.com

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Online Gradient Image Maker

Aibek — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:40:17 +0000

Online Gradient Image Maker (OGIM) is a comprehensive tool for generating web graphics, that ranges from a simple 1px wide/tall image for css repeating, to a complex 3D like images with text, reflections and other visual effects, which are more suited for buttons, tabs, banners and other web elements. Basically it’s a must-bookmark service for every webdesigner.

The engine core utilizes an idea of rendering various types of gradients with up to 9 color transitions and optional border and stripes. Additionally there is a “Text-It” extension that allows pasting layered text strings, symbols or other uploaded images over the base image generated with OGIM.

OGIM features

7 gradient types and 9 color transition points.
Image Round-it corner function.
Gradient shift and split.
4 types of variable image border with optional hatch rendering.
8 types of stripes with variable width, spacing, shadow, opacity control, 2 points gradient with 5 alternating color sets.
Comprehensive image slicing functionality.
Undo/Redo function.

Text-It features (requires free account)

10 layers of text and/or external image drawings (optionally mixed).
60 built-in (including 10 symbol) fonts and 1 custom uploaded.
Standard text styling - bold, italic, underline and multi-lined text alignment.
Font face hatch or style with any external pattern image.
2 color gradient for text rendering with optional “hard” shadow, 3D fill, opacity control and gradient slide.
Horizontal text warp, scale.
Create any number of custom styles.
Render text in any language.
Video tutorials and online help available.

Check out Online Gradient Image Maker @ www.ogim.4u2ges.com/gradient-image-maker.asp

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Dorble : Download favorite Music for Free

asssa3000 — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:58:46 +0000

Wanna download some good music? Dorble is another application that lets you search, listen and download music you like to your computer for free. The website has a clean and pleasant interface, just search for whatever artist or song you want to get and wait for results. Then pick the songs you like and download them to your PC. If you want to play tracks online you can do that as well.

Check out Dorble @ www.dorble.com

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ahTXT : Get eBay Auction Alerts on your Mobile Phone

Aibek — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:37:10 +0000

Real-time auction monitoring tool for eBay auctions. If you’re a regular eBay seller then you might find ahTXT very useful. It can alert you about auction sales, buyer questions, feedback events etc. by sending text message alerts to your cell phone.

It takes a couple of minutes to set it up and works with almost any carrier and mobile phone in US. First go and create a user account, next add your mobile number and connect your ahTXT account with your eBay profile. Don’t worry, the latter is done through eBay website so your eBay details won’t be revealed to ahTXT.

Once your eBay account and mobile phone are configured you can set preferred frequency and time settings for your alerts. ahTXT is a free service and doesnt’t charge anything for sending you text messages. However, depending on your mobile plan regular text messaging fees from your provider may apply.

Check out ahTXT @ www.ahtxt.com

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WoonzFiles: Search Rapidshare, MegaUpload, Megashares …

Aibek — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:49:48 +0000

WoonzFiles is a great search engine for different types of files. The website lets you search for content on major file sharing networks. These include Rapidshare, Megaupload, Megashares, Badongo, FileFront, and SaveFile. Some of the largest file sharing networks like Rapidshare don’t offer any file search functionality so tools like WoonzFiles are very handy.

Please note WoonzFiles is a search engine and doesn’t store the files on its servers but merely points you to the location where you can download them.

Check out WoonzFiles @ files.woonz.com

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Hulu: Watch Favorite TV Show Episodes Online

Aibek — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:39:08 +0000

The best TV shows and movies website so far. If you like to watch stuff online then Hulu is for you. Hulu has two main sections, TV and Movies. Both are quite populated and offer rich choice of fresh TV show episodes and movies that can be freely watched in full-screen mode. All free and 100% legal.

(1) Watch TV Shows Episodes Online

Watch your favorite episodes of Family Guy, The Office, The Simspons, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Battlestar Gallactica, Scrubs, House, American Dad and many other TV Shows online for free. You don’t have to pay for anything and can play past episodes at any time.

Other features include:

Browse TV episodes by Network, Genre (Comedy, Crime, NBA etc.), Popularity or Aphabetically.
Subscribe to favorite shows in your feedereader.
Add multiple episodes to playlists and watch all of them together.
See what’s most popular today, this week, this month and all time favorites.

(2) Watch Favorite Movies Online

In movies section you can jump directly to the movie of your choice or find something to watch by going over the most popular section. Additionaly you can browse movies alphabetically, by genre or even movie studio.

One really cool feature is that you can subscribe to your favorite shows or channels and get notified whenever the new videos are added. Hulu offers feeds that have videos embedded into them so that you can watch them directly from within your primary RSS news reader (i.e. Google Reader). Check out list of available feeds here.

At the moment the service is available only within the United States; access to Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia is on the way. When it comes to other countries here is what Hulu has to say:

Hulu is committed to making its content available worldwide. To do so, we must work through a number of legal and business issues, including obtaining international streaming rights. Know that we are working to make this happen and will continue to do so. Given the international background of the Hulu team, we have both a professional and personal interest in bringing Hulu to a global audience.

If you don’t feel like waiting then I suggest you to check out SurfTheChannel. It can’t compete with Hulu when it comes to quality but has a giant video libray.

Go to Hulu @ www.hulu.com

Edocr : Convert Docs to PDF and Share with Others

Aibek — Sun, 04 May 2008 07:39:10 +0000

Edocr is a web-based repository for documents. The site lets you upload documents, convert them to PDF and then share them with others. But that’s not all, it’s also a place to promote useful documents, cheat sheets, references etc. across the web.

Features:

Upload, convert to PDF and share documents online.
Convert txt, doc, and docx files to PDF (Max. file size is 10MB).
Browse publicly shared documents by tags (investment, cheat sheet, linux, turoial etc.)
Check out latest documents or most popular.
Document categories: Books, Brochures, Case Studies, CVs, Jobs, Newsletters, Press Releases etc.
Download documetns to your PC in PDF format.
Join and subscribe to different interest groups.
Subscribe to documents by category via RSS feeds.
Other: Comment on documents, embed favorite docs onto your blog etc.

The service is still relatively small so you won’t find that many documents there. If you’re interested in bigger ones then check out Scribd or Docstoc.

Go to Edocr @ www.edocr.com

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Interior Paint Calculator

asssa3000 — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:44:59 +0000

Planning to repaint and renovate your room? Want to calculate the amount of paint required to paint the interior ? Here is a simple paint calculator that DIY lovers will find very useful. It helps to estimate the amount of paint needed to paint the room.

Simply enter the room width, height and length details, and the number of windows and doors. Hit calculate and it’ll tell show you how many gallons of paint you’ll need. If you plan on applying a primer coat or multiple finish coats then multiply the results accordingly.

Check out Interior Paint Calculator @ www.easy2diy.com

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PicArtia : Create your Own Photo Mosaic Online

asssa3000 — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:10:41 +0000

PicArtia lets you upload an image from your hard drive or web and quickly convert it to an attractive photo mosaic. The ready photo mosaic can be then downloaded to your computer and/or shared with friends. The way it works, go to PicArtia and upload the image you want to create the mosaic for and then select the Flickr gallery that should be used for creating the mosaic.

Next customize the output resolution and single cell size. Finally click “Create Mosaic” and wait for an email with a download code. Optionally if you are interested in getting high quality photo mosaics in print you can order them as well.

Features:

Upload your image (or grab from URL) and create photo mosaic online.
Supported photo formats : JPG only
Share generated mosaic with others via email.
Download and save ready mosaic in mid-resolution for free.
Premium (Not Free): Order created mosaics in high-quality print. More details.
Coming soon: Option to generate photo mosaic using you own photos from Flickr or PhotoBucker.
Check out mosaic samples by going to PicArtia gallery page.

Go to PicArtia @ www.picartia.com

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iLocker : Secure Online Locker for Text

asssa3000 — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:39:42 +0000

Ever wanted to write something, and lock it away? iLocker lets you create secure online storage for whatever text you want. All text is encrypted and password protected, and can’t be viewed by anyone but you. The downside of it, if you lose or forget your password, you won’t be able to recover it and access your locker again.

Features:

The information is encrypted and not stored anywhere
Share your locker with others.
Each locker can contain at most 64,000 characters.

Check out iLocker @ www.ilocker.org

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XSketch : Online Multiplayer Pictionary Game

asssa3000 — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:57:16 +0000

Got some time to kill? Check out this addictive multiplayer game. The idea behind XSketch is similar to Pictionary, a word guessing board game where you sketch a picture with the goal of helping other players guess the word behind it. Same on XSketch, one player gets a word and tries to help others guess it by drawing clues. The sketcher gets points when someone names the word. The player who guessed the word gets some points as well.

Additional Features

Play Pictionary against other users in real-time.
Stats: Top 100 gamers, Quickest Average Guessing/Sketching, Most Winning Sketches/Guesses etc.
Option to become premium member. See membership details here

Go to XSketch @ [ www.xsketch.com ]

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Serchilo : One Search Engine for Every Search Type

Aibek — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:02:12 +0000

Search about 200 essential websites from one location. Using Serchilo you can perform quick searches on many popular different websites using simple shortcuts. For instance to search for something on Google you need to use “g” shortcut. For Amazon it’s “a”, for Wikipedia it’s “w” etc. There are about 200 search categories, i.e. weather, phone directory, ebay search, movie reviews, subtitles, google maps, dictionary, goggle cache and so on.

See some examples below:

g Fiji holiday -> Searches Google for Fiji Holiday
w Steve Jobs -> Searches Wikipedia for Steve Jobs
gm london - > Google Maps search for London
a Albert Camus - Searches Amazon for Albert Camus
ebay iPod Touch - Search ebay.com for iPod Touch
usd-eur 200 -> Convert 200 USD to EUR
…

To make it even better you can integrate Serchilo search directly into your browser’s search bar. Once added you will be able to use these search commands without going to the website. Registration is not required but if you register you will be able to edit existing commands or add new ones.

Check out Serchilo @ en.serchilo.net

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